Cognitions of Work Unit Structure.

Abstract

An improved conceptual and empirical approach to identifying dimensions of work unit structure is proposed and tested. Multidimensional scaling procedures utilizing input data from 180 unit respondents recover a perceptual map of work unit structure. Interpretive analyses suggest that participants differentiate work unit structure along five dimensions: bureaucratic, affective, interaction, function and size. Both substantive and methodological advances are claimed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103626

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  • Larry L. Cummings
  • Richard Blackburn

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  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

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